sheercms/lib/content/default-controller.js

Sheer Cliff CMS is a simple and powerful content management system (CMS) for Node JS.

var logger = require('../logger');
var api = require('../api');
var S = require('string');

/*
callback is used to send the html back so it can be cached if applicable
 */
module.exports.index = function(req, res, info, item, callback) {
    try {
        if (item.branch === "media") {
            var media = api.plugins.get('media');
            if (!media)
                throw new Error('media plugin not installed.');

            media.renderMedia(req, res, item);
        }
        else {
            var model = {
                "info": info,
                "item": item
            };

            if (!item.template || S(item.template.key).isEmpty())
                throw new Error("The page has an invalid template: " + item.contentId);

            //render the page using the template view text and model
            api.templates.render(item.template.key, model, function(err, html) {
                if (err) {
                    if (callback) callback(err);
                    res.send(err.message);
                }
                else {
                    if (callback) callback(null, html);
                    res.send(html);
                }
            });
        }
    }
    catch(e) {
        logger.error(e);
        res.send(500, 'Error rendering the content for this URL.');
    }
};